“If the audience knows you’re panicking, they’ll panic. You have to go out there and pretend you’re the best thing since sliced bread.

“You’ll be awful, everyone is at first, but if the crowd’s nice you’ll be fine.

“Relax and enjoy it - and a bit of self-deprecating always gets the audience on side.”

Err, thanks! So, what’s next for Rob Beckett?

“We’ve extended the tour actually, so it’ll go right up until Christmas - I love a bit of Christmas – so I’ll be going home to my family then, for the usual British Christmas with all the trimmings, and the chaos.”

Is Rob just your typical family man then?

“I’ve done bits and pieces on telly and gone into the jungle, but otherwise I live a normal life.

“I’m not a jet-setter, I live in South London.

“I go to the football and I go the pub.

“Hopefully I’m still quite grounded; I don’t care how much money I make.

“I reckon if I had a butler he would bring me squash instead of champagne!”

Rob Beckett: Mouth of the South comes to the Bold Hotel on Monday October 19. Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8.30pm start.